rough trade

IMPACT brings you the unmissable live performances this month, highlighting the best talent stopping off at Nottingham throughout February. Tuesday 2nd – NME Awards Tour // Rock City The NME Awards Tour returns to Nottingham’s Rock City with a variety of established acts and new names to discover. This...

‘Maybe you’re just sending lots of love, there’s a lovely vibe in here’ murmurs bassist Jack Flanagan to the intimate crowd of Rough Trade. And he’s not wrong; the crowd treats the band like old school friends, chatting away with them like they’ve known each other for years. And, in...

Promoting the release of their second LP, Mothers, Swim Deep treated the bar at Rough Trade in Hockley to a brief and intimate set of new tracks from the album, as well as a few old favourites from Where The Heaven Are We. Building on a foundation of catchy,...

Another year, another set of releases, another day of early alarm clocks (or trips to no avail). Now in its 8th year, Record Store Day brought a wave of limited releases to Britain’s stores along with a range of gigs taking place up and down the country. Impact takes a look at...

When they take to the stage, Public Service Broadcasting – so often described by critics as ‘geeky’ – are simultaneously the most and least likely band to produce the music that they do. Most likely, because attired akin to history teachers (bow ties and all), the interest and preoccupation...

‘Look at us, do we look like we’ve ever been late for anything in our lives?’. An hour after they were meant to, the band take to the stage guilt free. In their defence they have a point, a punctual Pond would have come as a shock. Although they’re...